I don`t mean to sound negative, but there is a learning curve to any Linux distro. Unless someone has some knowledge of it, and have only used Windows, they might not get it, especially a child. That said, you just never know. I have an old computer running Puppy Linux 5.2.8 that I only use to get online(I was finally able to figure out how to do that with some help from here), and nothing else, haven`t had the time to figure out the other parts to it, I find it not that easy, at least for me.